PURPOSE/SCOPE

This section provides guidance on the disposal of University property. All personnel are responsible for ensuring their actions comply with established statutes, rules, and policies when transferring University property which has become useless, obsolete, and/or surplus to the needs of The University.

A.
Guidelines for the Transfer of University Equipment and Materials (Personal Property) to the Surplus Property Department

Equipment and materials (personal property) purchased, donated, or otherwise transferred to the University may not be disposed of by any individual department, or other administrative unit, other than the Surplus Property Department.

When a department has equipment or material (personal property) that has become obsolete or useless (surplus), the personal property must be transferred to the University’s Surplus Property Department.
Submission of the Surplus Property Turn-In Form initiates the surplus property transfer. This form must be completed by the department and signed/authorized by the Department Manager; the form is then sent to the Surplus Property Department.

Upon receipt of the Surplus Property Turn-In Form, the Surplus Property Department will coordinate with the requestor to physically transfer the items to the Surplus Property Warehouse. UTShare/PeopleSoft chartfield information is required on the Surplus Property forms; however, there is no charge for the physical transfer of surplus items.

In support of sustainability efforts, surplus equipment and/or materials that have been relocated to the Surplus Property Warehouse will be evaluated. Suitable items will be offered to the UTSA community via the Surplus Property Department’s website. If another UTSA department has a need for the surplus item(s), the Surplus Property Department will coordinate the transfer and delivery to the requesting department.

Items that are deemed unserviceable, unusable, or which cannot be stored for possible future use, will be disposed of by the Surplus Property Department, in accordance with the University of Texas Board of Regents Rule 80201 and Texas Government Code Section 2175.304 as summarized below:

Instructional Equipment/Property

Offered to public school

Offered to school district

Offered to assistance organization designated by school district

Information Technology Equipment/Property

Offered to public school

Offered to school district

Offered to assistance organization designated by school district

Offered to an open enrollment charter school

Offered to TDCJ

Other Surplus Equipment/Property (estimated salvage under $50,000)

Offered via on-line surplus auction

Other Surplus Equipment/Property (estimated salvage between $50,000 and $99,999)

Offered via competitive bid

Other Surplus Equipment/Property (estimated salvage value at $100,000 and above)

Board of Regents pre-approval required

B. Information Security Requirements

The sale, transfer, or disposal of devices or items which contain sensitive information or data creates a potential information security risk for UTSA. These risks are related to unauthorized release of confidential, sensitive or personal information; unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets, copyrights, and other intellectual property; and/or potential violation of software license agreements. To mitigate risk, the procedures listed below must be followed:

Information or data contained on the aforementioned devices can be costly to remove and even after deletion, erasure or reformatting, user data left on disk drives removed from computers and other storage systems create a potential security risk or vulnerability that may not be apparent to the user.

The most effective way to eliminate the risk of having data compromised is to physically shred the hard drive and memory if removable, or the device if the hard drive and memory are internal/cannot be removed. The Surplus Property Department has equipment which is specifically designed to shred most electronic devices. The following surplus electronic devices must be physically destroyed by the Surplus Property Department to ensure data security:

The Surplus Property Department maintains a log of the electronic devices that have been shredded, should this information be required at a later date.

2. File Cabinets, Desks, or Other Storage Property

File cabinets, desks, or other items used for storage must not contain any documents, electronic media, or any other form of confidential, official, or sensitive information. The Surplus Property Turn-In Form has a section to certify that all items have been removed. This removal must be done prior to transferring items to the Surplus Property Department.

C. Sale of University Sourced Merchandise

Under limited circumstances, the University’s Athletic Director may authorize the sale of University Sourced Merchandise to an approved third party for resale, provided the resale is open to the general public.

University Sourced Merchandise includes (i) Athletic Memorabilia and (ii) University Athletic Game-Used Goods, excluding (a) items that include the name, image, or likeness of one or more student-athletes, (b) items advertised as belonging to a particular student-athlete, (c) student-athlete autographed items, and (d) all other items restricted or prohibited by applicable laws, athletic organization rules, or University rules.

University Sourced Merchandise represents a distinct class of property for which the transfer outside the scope of this guideline is authorized.

DEFINITIONS

Term

Description

Personal Property

Equipment and/or materials that are purchased, gifted, or otherwise acquired by the University. This does not include land or buildings (real property).

Surplus Property

Equipment or materials purchased, gifted, or otherwise acquired by the University, which are depleted, worn out, damaged, consumed, or outdated to the extent that it is obsolete or useless.

University Athletic Memorabilia

Select athletic equipment items which are autographed by current head coaches.

University Athletic Game-Used Goods

Select athletic equipment items which are used during game-day including football helmets, balls, practice gear and uniforms (including jerseys).

REVISION HISTORY

Deleted the Surplus Property section and added the term to the Definitions section. Clarified the requirement for departments in possession of equipment that is declared as surplus property. These items must be disposed of accordingly.